Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, NYSE ticker symbol ENE) was an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. 22,000 people used to work for Enron before it went bankrupt in late 2001. In 2001, it was revealed that people in Enron were involved in accounting fraud. The company closed in 2007.
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Enron Corporation Logo (designed by Paul Rand) used from 1996 to 2001. This was Rand’s final major logo before his death in November 1996. |
 1400 Smith Street, the former headquarters of Enron in Downtown Houston, Texas (now occupied by Chevron Corporation). |
| Company type | Public |
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| NYSE: ENE |
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| Industry | Energy |
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| Predecessor | - InterNorth (Northern Natural Gas Company)
- Houston Natural Gas
- merger in 1985
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| Founded | 1985 (1985) in Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
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| Founder | Kenneth Lay |
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| Defunct | 2001 (2001) |
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| Fate | Bankruptcy |
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| Successor | - Dynegy
- Prisma Energy International
- J.M. Hansen Corporation
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| Headquarters | 1400 Smith Street
Houston, Texas , United States |
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Area served | United States, India, Caribbean, Brazil |
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Key people | - Kenneth Lay (Founder, Chairman and CEO)
- Jeffrey Skilling (former President, COO, and CEO)
- Andrew Fastow (former CFO)
- Rebecca Mark-Jusbasche (former Vice Chairman, Chairman and CEO of Enron International)
- Jason Paxton (Interim CEO and CFO)
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| Services | Energy |
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| Revenue | $100.789 billion |
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| $979 million |
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| Total assets | $67.503 billion |
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Number of employees | 29,000 (2001) |
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| Divisions | Enron Energy Services (EES)
Enron Xcelerator |
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